The Year of Moving Forward

Friday, June 27, 2008

Great Day for Dems and Gays

While the Bush economy is falling through the cracks (Stocks tumble) it is a banner day for democrats and gay rights.

Start with the democrats. Obama and Clinton appeared together in Unity, New Hampshire today. From CNN,

"We may have started on separate paths ... today our hearts are set on the same destination for America ... to elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States," Clinton said."We are one party, we are one America."She said the the way to get her issues addressed was to elect barack Obama as the next president. So come on, the rest of you Hillary supporters, join! There are events all over the country tomorrow, including in Bessemer. From the Barack web site:

UNITE FOR CHANGEPlease join Alabama Barack Team Bessemer for our UNITE FOR CHANGE RALLY.We will kicking off the opening of our local official Barack For President Headquarters in the city of Bessemer. We will be doing a voter registration drive and planning for future activities. We will be selling Barack t-shirts, buttons and other paraphernalia.

As for GLBT equality,yesterday for the first time in the history of our country a hearing was held on transgender issues Advocate article"For far too long, transgender people have lived with the fear of losing their job simply because of who they are," said Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund. "Today’s hearing marks a critical step in addressing this travesty once and for all."

And also, today Michelle Obama spoke before the Democratic National Committee's Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council.

From the article: ''We are all only here because of those who marched and bled and died, from Selma to Stonewall, in the pursuit of a more perfect union,'' she said at the event, held days before the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots between gays and New York police, and the city's annual gay pride parade.

Chris sent me this picture of her two good friends at their civil ceremony in Thurso. Wonderful people she says, I hope we get to meet them when we travel to Scotland. No, Chris, we don't have travel plans yet, just wishes.